Forget bingo and shuffleboard. Use of computers and cellphones is linked to higher levels of mental and physical well-being among those over age 80, according to new Stanford research. And these elders — dubbed “the oldest old,...

The latest technology can make for an easy holiday gift, but when it comes to the ultra-tech-savvy people in your life, finding a cool gadget they don’t already own can be tough. Fear not! From “Star Wars”-themed speakers to...

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Television

At no extra cost, Netflix members can now download their favorite shows or movies. That means you can binge watch the new season of “Stranger Things” on a train, plane or automobile. Great for road trips in the middle of nowhere, right? Or that Metro commute to work. The new feature, which was announced on Netflix’s company blog and Twitter Wednesday...

Angela Ratzlaff
Los Angeles Daily News|1 week, 1 day ago

Electric vehicle manufacturing

Beyond the flashy L.A. Auto Show displays of gas-guzzling pickups and shiny sports cars rotating on turntables, Palos Verdes resident Keith Cole stood with arms folded, staring at the all-electric 2017 Chevrolet Bolt. He had just finished putting money down on the car that, with federal incentives, he bought for about $30,000. Like a $100,000 Tesla, the Bolt goes an EPA-estimated 238 miles on a single charge. “I’m going to drive it from...

Virtual reality technology

Ever wanted to climb Mount Everest? If you’re like most people, you don’t have the time, money or fitness level to do it. But take heart — obEN can get you there. In a manner of speaking. The Pasadena-based tech firm, housed in the Idealab business incubator, has developed a technology that allows users to create virtual reality avatars of themselves. And once someone’s...

Children's movies

Hanging out with Mike and Sully of “Monsters, Inc.,” Edna Mode of “The Incredibles” and WALL-E is fun and also educational at “The Science Behind Pixar” at the California Science Center in Los Angeles through April...

Solar power

Further broadening its reach beyond electric cars, Tesla Motors says it’s going to sell solar roof tiles that are customizable and meant to look like a traditional roof. The energy-generating tiles would be a joint product with SolarCity, although the two companies have yet to complete a proposed merger. The glass tiles, which come in four styles (for example, Tuscan Glass Tile), contain photovoltaic cells that Tesla says are invisible from the street. They’re meant to...

By Dee-Ann Durbin
AP Autos Writer|on 10/29/2016

Technology

NEW YORK — You can watch any video for six seconds, played on an infinite loop. The funniest ones only get more ridiculous with repetition. That was the beauty of Vine, the simple, pioneering mobile video app that Twitter has decided to kill off. Its loyal users are mourning its weirdness, humor and creativity-boosting constraints. There are alternatives, sure, but nothing as simple as Vine, which did just one thing, and one thing well.

By Barbara Ortutay
AP Technology Writer|on 10/28/2016

Service outages

Dozens of Department of Motor Vehicles offices were still affected Wednesday by a computer outage that has left customers frustrated across the state since Monday. The systems were to be back to normal on Wednesday morning, the DMV announced Tuesday, but crews were still working to fix the problem, spokeswoman Jessica Gonzalez said. At 2 p.m. Wednesday,...

By Alma Fausto
afausto@scng.com|on 10/26/2016

Service outages

Southern California residents who planned to brave the lines at the Department of Motor Vehicles today had an additional hurdle — the computer systems at more than 100 offices statewide were down. The “internal issue” started Monday at DMV headquarters in Sacramento and was described as a “catastrophic hardware failure” by spokeswoman Jessica Gonzalez. Crews have to rebuild the computer system to get 105 field offices across the state up...

Education

SAN BERNARDINO >> The year is 2030 and state-sponsored hackers have taken control of the Internet, our driverless cars and humanoid robot assistants. With the massive cyber attack that caused an Internet outage for most of the U.S. Friday, and the release of

Strikes

SAG-AFTRA, the union representing actors and voice over artists, says it did not want to call a strike against video game makers but it had no other choice. “This strike is not the union’s preferred outcome, but is necessary to let employers know SAG-AFTRA members will stand fast to their principles and not be exploited,” the union said in a statement posted on its website...